The Phone Call - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Original Broadway Cast Of Sunset Boulevard, Glenn Close

I want to spare you a lot of sadness

I don’t know what he’s told you

But I can guarantee you

He doesn’t live with mother

Or what you’d call a roommate

He’s just a — I can’t say it

Poor Betty

You ask him

I’d love to hear his answer

Joe!

That’s right, Betty, why don’t you ask me?

Don’t

Or better yet, come over and see for yourself.

Yes, right now

The address is ten thousand eighty-six, Sunset Boulevard

Don’t hate me, Joe.

I did it because I need you.

Look at me.

Look at my hands.

Look at my face.

Look under my eyes.

How can I go back to work if I’m wasting

away?

No!

Don’t stand there hating me, Joe.

Shout at me, strike me,

but say you don’t hate me